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"War On Terror" Board Game Confiscated In UK
An anonymous reader writes "The board game The War On Terror is a satirical game in which George Bush's 'Axis of Evil' is reduced to a spinner in the middle of the board, which determines which player is designated a terrorist state. That person then has to wear a balaclava (included in the box set) with the word 'Evil' stitched onto it. Kent police said they had confiscated the game because the balaclava 'could be used to conceal someone's identity or could be used in the course of a criminal act.' Balaclavas are freely sold all over the place in the area." Schneier has blogged this stupidity, of course.
This doesn't strike me as a +5 "Insightful" comment. It's a broad-brushed rant with no supporting evidence. Even if it's true, it's not a novel idea. I suggest we stick with fact-based discussions.
I mean, I didn't even read the summary, let alone the article, but it was posted by kdawson.
Am I wrong?
But does the game allow the free-country to also be the
terrorist country? I.E, the real terrorists are inside
the free-country. If not, the game is not complete.
You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner.
Get over it? A man was murdered you sick motherfucker. Stop sucking police cock and reading the daily mail, and be a fucking human being.
I'd rather be a 'lefty veggie tree hugger' - none of which are bad things by the way - than a cunt like you apologising for the brutality of the state and its trigger happy representatives.
If we can put a man on the moon, why can't we shoot people for Apollo-related non-sequiturs?
I felt I should give him my support =P
You are assuming people individually have the right to be governed as they please. Which is obviously beyond impractical.
Because you were born in America you get a limited choice of governments, which is a LOT more than someone born in Iran or China gets, and it may in fact be the most freedom practically possible.
You don't want a standing army protecting you ? Then the result is simple : why don't you just die ? There are enough people simply wanting to kill you for breathing (or being white, or black, or blue for that matter, or believing in Jesus, or not believing in the paedophile prophet, or because you're female, or ...). So if you don't want anyone to protect you with weapons, just move to the conclusion : die.
Or go live in Ramallah or Khartoum or Ryadh, and "be free" : you'll be dead soon enough (esp. if you're female).
Alternatively there are a few European countries that are moving in the "no standing army" direction : Holland, and the EU as a whole (but the EU still has a lot of individual armies), so go live there and watch what happens.
The truth is these people don't want to share power. You hate democracy in general, but most of all you hate the compromises that it necessitates.
Democracy is the best possible government system we know, and we all know why it works : because it delays the point where idiots (and truly sorry : like you) force their idiotic will on the people, on everyone, the point where doing so starts killing them in the process. And yes, you heard me right, delay. Nevertheless making someone like you, or Al Gore, or Barack O. president will lessen said delay (potentially to 0). And yes, I'm fully aware that McCain will not be able to stop the slide into more idiotic, more suicidal policies, but electing him will at least delay said slide.